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## Bowel cancer

The number of new cases of bowel cancer has increased in the last 4 decades from 7,000 in 1982 to 17,000 and 2018.

- Bowel cancer is more common in people over the age of 50 years.
- The chance of developing bowel cancer by age 85 years is 1-13
- Bowel cancer is the **second most common cause of death from cancer in Australia**.
- Overall survival rates for bowel cancer are much lower than other common forms of cancer such as prostate and breast.

Standard treatment types include.

**Colon cancer**:
Surgery
Radio ablation
Cryosurgery
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
Targeted therapy

**Rectal cancer**:
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
Targeted Therapies

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